Hello,
I am sharing the floor plan as we have developed it. Perhaps there are some suggestions?
The dimensions are interior room sizes, with a wall thickness of 10 cm (4 inches) assumed. Depending on the actual wall thickness, adjustments will be necessary.
Plot size: 1200 sqm (12,917 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: unknown, but not important
Building permit / planning permission, building line and boundary: there is no development plan; the new house will stand where our current house is (only the distance to the neighbor must be increased to 3 m (10 feet)), which according to the responsible building authority is no problem
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garages already exist and will remain
Number of floors: bungalow, single story
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style?
Orientation: roof facing east-west
Other constraints: the plot is only about 16 m (52 feet) wide, so the house must not be wider than about 10 m (33 feet) in this direction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, preferably gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, only 1 floor, storage room in the attic
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons, 55 and 58
Space needs on the ground floor: about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office: no
Overnight guests per year: 2 grandchildren occasionally, father occasionally
Open or closed layout?
Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes, definitely
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse: garden already established
House design
Designed by:
- Do-It-Yourself, created based on various templates
What do you like most? Why?: large window front on the south side with direct access to the garden
What do you not like? Why?
- Corner in the hallway between utility room and bedroom, but the hallway should remain large to avoid bumping into each other and to have enough space for motorbike gear,
- I would prefer the fireplace positioned more in the corner between kitchen and living area, but that conflicts with neighbor distance regulations and emissions protection
Price estimate according to architect/planner: initial offers are around €190,000 for about 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft), but changes are still needed
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: should not exceed €200,000 plus additional construction costs; equipment is already taken care of
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler, since gas supply is already connected
If you had to give up anything, which details/expansions
- Could you give up: nothing
- Cannot give up: underfloor heating, large window front, fireplace
Why did the design turn out as it is?
All wishes were implemented as far as possible
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything that doesn’t work at all? Any room for improvement? What would you do differently? Where could it be optimized?
I am sharing the floor plan as we have developed it. Perhaps there are some suggestions?
The dimensions are interior room sizes, with a wall thickness of 10 cm (4 inches) assumed. Depending on the actual wall thickness, adjustments will be necessary.
Plot size: 1200 sqm (12,917 sq ft)
Slope: no
Floor area ratio / plot ratio: unknown, but not important
Building permit / planning permission, building line and boundary: there is no development plan; the new house will stand where our current house is (only the distance to the neighbor must be increased to 3 m (10 feet)), which according to the responsible building authority is no problem
Edge development: no
Number of parking spaces: garages already exist and will remain
Number of floors: bungalow, single story
Roof type: gable or hip roof
Style?
Orientation: roof facing east-west
Other constraints: the plot is only about 16 m (52 feet) wide, so the house must not be wider than about 10 m (33 feet) in this direction
Homeowners’ requirements
Style, roof type, building type: bungalow, preferably gable roof
Basement, floors: no basement, only 1 floor, storage room in the attic
Number of occupants, age: 2 persons, 55 and 58
Space needs on the ground floor: about 100 sqm (1,076 sq ft)
Office: family use or home office: no
Overnight guests per year: 2 grandchildren occasionally, father occasionally
Open or closed layout?
Conservative or modern construction: rather conservative
Open kitchen, cooking island: open kitchen
Number of dining places: 4
Fireplace: yes, definitely
Music/sound system wall: no
Balcony, roof terrace: no
Garage, carport: already existing
Utility garden, greenhouse: garden already established
House design
Designed by:
- Do-It-Yourself, created based on various templates
What do you like most? Why?: large window front on the south side with direct access to the garden
What do you not like? Why?
- Corner in the hallway between utility room and bedroom, but the hallway should remain large to avoid bumping into each other and to have enough space for motorbike gear,
- I would prefer the fireplace positioned more in the corner between kitchen and living area, but that conflicts with neighbor distance regulations and emissions protection
Price estimate according to architect/planner: initial offers are around €190,000 for about 110 sqm (1,184 sq ft), but changes are still needed
Personal price limit for the house, including fittings: should not exceed €200,000 plus additional construction costs; equipment is already taken care of
Preferred heating system: gas condensing boiler, since gas supply is already connected
If you had to give up anything, which details/expansions
- Could you give up: nothing
- Cannot give up: underfloor heating, large window front, fireplace
Why did the design turn out as it is?
All wishes were implemented as far as possible
What is the most important/basic question about the floor plan in 130 characters?
Is there anything that doesn’t work at all? Any room for improvement? What would you do differently? Where could it be optimized?
It’s great when people here really support each other 🙂
Nice gable, @Nida35a
I really like something like that.
Regarding the design (entrance in the east, garden opening to the south)
I don’t find it that great and can explain why.
The private rooms are too prominent in the entrance area, while the living room hides at the end of a long hallway that also has a bend.
The opposite layout makes more sense, especially considering possible future physical limitations: if someone ever becomes less mobile or unwell, having the private rooms “further back” is better, so the more active person can still receive guests.
An alternative, which also has drawbacks but can be developed further, is demonstrated by mirroring the Perfect 95 design and adjusting it with a staircase.
Or simply try a narrower bungalow floor plan. Basically, much can be done and modified.
The staircase reaches the area above the bedrooms and includes the storage room, which is open as a void above the living room on the south side.
Nice gable, @Nida35a
I really like something like that.
Regarding the design (entrance in the east, garden opening to the south)
I don’t find it that great and can explain why.
The private rooms are too prominent in the entrance area, while the living room hides at the end of a long hallway that also has a bend.
The opposite layout makes more sense, especially considering possible future physical limitations: if someone ever becomes less mobile or unwell, having the private rooms “further back” is better, so the more active person can still receive guests.
An alternative, which also has drawbacks but can be developed further, is demonstrated by mirroring the Perfect 95 design and adjusting it with a staircase.
Or simply try a narrower bungalow floor plan. Basically, much can be done and modified.
motorradsilke schrieb:
So you don’t have an attic?
The staircase reaches the area above the bedrooms and includes the storage room, which is open as a void above the living room on the south side.
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motorradsilke16 Dec 2020 06:27Unfortunately, it doesn’t work the other way around. The driveway and garages are already located on the north side, and the finished garden is on the south side. This means I definitely want the utility room facing the garages, as it has an additional door in that direction, allowing for a covered walkway from the garage to the house so you can get inside dry from the car. And I definitely want the living area facing south—not only because of the garden but also to maximize the amount of sunlight and natural light in the living space.
We had already looked at the Perfect 95 and the similar Perfect 101, but we didn’t like the layout at all. I don’t want to have to walk through the living room to get to the other rooms.
We had already looked at the Perfect 95 and the similar Perfect 101, but we didn’t like the layout at all. I don’t want to have to walk through the living room to get to the other rooms.
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motorradsilke16 Dec 2020 06:32Nida35a schrieb:
Half of the house has a cold roof attic,
the other half has an open space warm roof with a gallery and a play area for the grandchildren Do you also have a picture of the gallery? How do you get up there? Via the stairs in the bedroom?
I think the idea is great, but it’s probably quite complex and expensive?
Thank you very much for your offer to visit. I’ll get back to you about that again in January.
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